Kurella Ludwik (ur. 1834 Warsaw, zm. 1902 Warsaw).
Ludwik Kurella was one of the most outstanding representatives of the Polish artistic colony in Munich, a well-known and respected author of paintings, willingly and often too high prices, bought by “Kunsthandlers”. He began his artistic studies at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, where he was R.. Hadziewicz. In year 1857 he left for Dresden and was educated at the local Academy under the direction of J.. Schnorra von Carosfeld. Then he traveled around Europe, a w 1861 he settled in Munich and studied at the Academy with W.. Kaulbacha, J. Schraudolpha and A. Ramberg. He belonged to the Munich Kunstverein, participated in exhibitions, he had his own studio, he was friends with Józef Brandt, Maksymilian and Aleksander Girymski, Józef Chełmoński, Władysław Czachórski. He also sent his paintings to national exhibitions in Warsaw, Krakow and Lviv. About a year 1900 he returned to Warsaw for good. Earlier in his career, he practiced painting on religious and historical topics (A penny for rent, Escape to Egypt, Death of Chodkiewicz), over time, he focused mainly on genre painting based on the motifs of Polish landscape and folklore (From the fair, Return from the hunt, Wandering Gypsies, With wafers, At the carriage). He also painted portraits and pictures illustrating the poems of A.. Mickiewicz (fish, Master and girl). There are only a few of Kurella's paintings in the Polish museum collections; the artist's success in the Munich art market made, that the vast majority of them ended up in private collections in Germany, England and the United States.
Ludwik Kurella was one of the most outstanding representatives of the Polish artistic colony in Munich, a well-known and respected author of paintings, willingly and often too high prices, bought by “Kunsthandlers”. He began his artistic studies at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, where he was R.. Hadziewicz. In year 1857 he left for Dresden and was educated at the local Academy under the direction of J.. Schnorra von Carosfeld. Then he traveled around Europe, a w 1861 he settled in Munich and studied at the Academy with W.. Kaulbacha, J. Schraudolpha and A. Ramberg. He belonged to the Munich Kunstverein, participated in exhibitions, he had his own studio, he was friends with Józef Brandt, Maksymilian and Aleksander Girymski, Józef Chełmoński, Władysław Czachórski. He also sent his paintings to national exhibitions in Warsaw, Krakow and Lviv. About a year 1900 he returned to Warsaw for good. Earlier in his career, he practiced painting on religious and historical topics (A penny for rent, Escape to Egypt, Death of Chodkiewicz), over time, he focused mainly on genre painting based on the motifs of Polish landscape and folklore (From the fair, Return from the hunt, Wandering Gypsies, With wafers, At the carriage). He also painted portraits and pictures illustrating the poems of A.. Mickiewicz (fish, Master and girl). There are only a few of Kurella's paintings in the Polish museum collections; the artist's success in the Munich art market made, that the vast majority of them ended up in private collections in Germany, England and the United States.
Towing galleys (Berlinka pulled up the river)
oil, canvas, 66,5 x 100 cm;
signed lower right: Ash. Curly 1890.;
oil, canvas, 66,5 x 100 cm;
signed lower right: Ash. Curly 1890.;
